Drunk Elephant Mello Marula Cream Cleanser with 1.0% Colloidal Oatmeal
by Drunk Elephant · skin_care
Editor's Take
Drunk Elephant built the rare cream cleanser that earns its cushion, with 1% colloidal oatmeal and marula oil doing more than label decoration.
Four-pillar formula scores
- Efficacy: 8.8 / 10
- Modern Tech: 7.5 / 10
- Clean Beauty: 7.9 / 10
- Sustainability: 8.8 / 10
The Verdict
This is a strong cream cleanser for dry, reactive, or overwashed skin: mild isethionate cleansing, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, 1.0% colloidal oatmeal, marula, chia, evening primrose, and amino acids all pull in the same direction. It should cleanse sunscreen and daily grime without that tight, squeaky finish, while leaving behind enough cushion to feel closer to a rinse-off moisturizer than a foaming wash. The ingredient list is good, not pristine, because phenoxyethanol, Chlorphenesin, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, and a trace acrylates polymer keep it out of stricter natural-certification territory. Worth it if you want a cleanser that treats barrier comfort as the main event, not as an apology after cleansing.
Full INCI list
Water/Aqua/Eau, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Glycerin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Cetearyl Alcohol, Sodium Lauroyl Methyl Isethionate, Lauryl Glucoside, Sclerocarya Birrea Seed Oil, Sodium Methyl Oleoyl Taurate, Coconut Acid, Colloidal Oatmeal, Glyceryl Stearates, Salvia Hispanica Seed Oil, Oenothera Biennis (Evening Primrose) Oil, Caprylyl Glycol, Rosa Canina Fruit Oil, Shorea Stenoptera Seed Butter, Sodium PCA, Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract, Althaea Officinalis Root Extract, Sodium Lactate, Coco-Glucoside, Oleic Acid, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, PCA, Alanine, Arginine, Glycine, Histidine, Isoleucine, Phenylalanine, Proline, Serine, Threonine, Valine, Linoleic Acid, Linolenic Acid, Sodium Isethionate, Palmitic Acid, Tocopherol, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Stearic Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Aspartic Acid, Sodium Carbonate, Sodium Chloride, Chlorphenesin, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Hydroxide.